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Fafo Foundation

In research, Fafo Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,692 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,007
of 22,385 · #5,108 all time
Rank in Norway
#54
of 123
Research works
1.2k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Fafo Foundation

What is Fafo Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,692 of 9,585 12.7%94 #4583

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fafo Foundation sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Fafo Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Fafo Foundation is in Social Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 104 fractional works · 45.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 26.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 53 fractional works · 23.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 15.5% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFafo Foundation230fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences45%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6026.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance167.1%
    3. Psychology114.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting114.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities41.6%
    6. Decision Sciences21.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3013.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology146.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology62.6%
    4. Neuroscience20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science135.8%
    2. Engineering114.9%
    3. Computer Science41.5%
    4. Materials Science31.4%
    5. Chemistry20.9%
    6. Energy20.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine198.4%
    2. Health Professions125.4%
    3. Nursing41.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.54× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 3.30× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.32× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.32×16 works
  2. Nursing3.30×4 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.79×30 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.54×6 works
  5. Social Sciences2.06×60 works
  6. Health Professions2.04×12 works
  7. Psychology1.60×11 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.46×11 works
  9. Environmental Science1.17×13 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×14 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.99×2 works
  12. Veterinary0.91×0 works
  13. Energy0.75×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.58×2 works
  15. Chemistry0.57×2 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.56×4 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  18. Medicine0.44×19 works
  19. Materials Science0.41×3 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×1 works
  21. Engineering0.33×11 works
  22. Computer Science0.20×4 works
  23. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fafo Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Kathleen M. Jennings, Jon Horgen Friberg and Anne Hatløy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fafo Foundation.

  1. 1 Kathleen M. Jennings Norway · #523,155 worldwide 1k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Jon Horgen Friberg Norway · #697,389 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Anne Hatløy Norway · #1,150,152 worldwide 2.4k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Jing Liu Norway · #1,186,433 worldwide 737 citations · 158 works
  5. 5 Jon Erik Dølvik Norway · #1,693,657 worldwide 894 citations · 82 works
  6. 6 Line Eldring Norway · #1,866,253 worldwide 510 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Hanne Cecilie Kavli Norway · #1,916,621 worldwide 210 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Ingunn Bjørkhaug Norway · #2,073,757 worldwide 122 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Tewodros Aragie Kebede Norway · #2,091,759 worldwide 691 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Henri‐Pierre Suso Norway · #2,125,623 worldwide 715 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Fafo Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Fafo Foundation?

The most cited paper from Fafo Foundation is "A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus" (Mans Minekus et al., 2014), with 5,749 citations. Next come "INFOGEST static in vitro simulation of gastrointestinal food digestion" (5,074) and "The Economic Consequences of Increased Disclosure" (2,202).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus Mans Minekus et al. · Food & Function Open access 2014 5,749
2 INFOGEST static in vitro simulation of gastrointestinal food digestion André Brodkorb et al. · Nature Protocols Open access 18 Mar 2019 5,074
3 The Economic Consequences of Increased Disclosure Christian Leuz, Robert E. Verrecchia · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 1999 2,202
4 Making sense of the “clean label” trends: A review of consumer food choice behavior and discussion of industry implications Daniele Asioli, Jessica Aschemann‐Witzel, Vincenzina Caputo et al. · Food Research International Open access 13 Jul 2017 1,121
5 The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system Bastiaan Star et al. · Nature Open access 9 Aug 2011 859
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fafo Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Consumer Perception, Globalization, Labor Market, Nutrition, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Mental Health and Fatty Acids.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Aquaculture15▲ 26×7 topics
  2. Globalization15▲ 3.3×33 topics
  3. Consumer Perception12▲ 21×6 topics
  4. Mental Health11▲ 3.4×16 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 1.75×30 topics
  6. Labor Market8▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Nutrition8▲ 7.9×5 topics
  8. Omega-3 Fatty Acids8▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Fatty Acids7▲ 31×1 topic
  10. Fish Feed7▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Gut Microbiota7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  12. Lipid Oxidation7▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Antioxidants6▲ 6.3×2 topics
  14. Meat Quality6▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Modified Atmosphere Packaging6▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Unemployment6▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Protein Oxidation6▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Spoilage Microbiota6▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Health Outcomes6▲ 9.6×5 topics
  20. Probiotics6▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Political Economy5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  22. Immigration5▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Income Inequality5▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Politics5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  25. Austerity Measures5▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Citizenship5▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Economic Crisis5▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Multiculturalism5▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Precarious Employment5▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Cytokines4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Fish Immunology4▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Innate Immunity4▲ 5.9×1 topic
  33. Social Policy4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Labor Movement4▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Public Opinion4▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Union Revitalization4▲ 96×1 topic
  37. Labor Market Flexibility4▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Refugees4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 16×2 topics
  40. National Identity4▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Fafo Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Employment and Welfare Studies and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 7 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 6 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…5Employment and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…4Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 4 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 4 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 4 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…4Social Policy and Reform Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 3 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 3 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 2 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyGeneral Health ProfessionsImmunology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 7 works
  2. 2 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 4 works
  5. 5 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 4 works
  6. 6 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 3 works
  10. 10 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fafo Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fafo Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Fafo Foundation0.00092% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fafo Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Fafo Foundation10.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.3% in 2019.

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